Smudgern. (photographer)
One who smudges; from Smudgesn. colloquial press term for photographs.

28/05/08

The First Fifty

Well, it's taken 3 years and 6 months, but I've finally shot my 50th magazine cover. in truth, I've shot quite a few more than this, but I decided quite a while ago to only count my chickens once they'd hatched, and I'd actually got the finished copy in my hand.

By my current reckoning, there's at least 8 that haven't "hatched" yet - about 4 of which I never got sent (!), and another 4 (minimum) which I've shot in recent months and have yet to be published. I can't be certain about this last number, as I've shot quite a few potential images, but whether they'll meet the required standards is yet to be seen, as in most cases the conditions on the day (including yesterday!) were not great.

Some scores:

First cover shot: October 2004, last cover (in order of appearance on the above set) December 2007 - although there are 6 in there that were shot January-April 2008.

I'm pretty sure it was an H2, which I personally felt was a bit of a dog, but then I've never liked 'blads. As for what will fit with what, you're best off checking both manufacturers websites (hasselblad and whichever company makes the back you're thinking about) I know very little about backs I'm afraid!